Promoting racing: just get on with it
Mike Deasy on the promotion of racing, when is a banned substance not a banned substance?, National Racehorse Week a hit, more fixtures mean more problems, and more There’s been some debate recently on...
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Mike Deasy’s racing column.
Another black mark for Ascot
Mike Deasy on another black mark for Ascot, the sport’s a winner in Sussex, missing a chance to sell tickets, jump jockeys silks poster is a winner, a final thoughts on the Racing League:...
The whip – so many questions, so few answers
Mike Deasy tries to answer the myriad questions raised by the BHA’s public consultation on the whip in racing, and has one or two suggestions The BHA’s public consultation on the use of the...
Racing should embrace the music
Mike Deasy on embracing racing’s music nights, mixed fortunes for racing’s summer initiatives, it’s not all glossy for the sport’s magazines, Fitzdare’s St Leger gaff, and more Because Goodwood and York recently played out...
York – a pleasure to be back
Mike Deasy on the joy of returning to York, a bookmaker’s costly birthday greeting, excellent coverage in the Post (no, not that one), and needing something to complain about Since the Derby at Epsom...
What has Ascot got to be pleased about?
Mike Deasy on Ascot’s misplaced delight, meeting old friends, Irish racing’s unfair crowd control, Newbury will have to be on its guard and more Ebor Day at York next Saturday is all but a...
League division
Mike Deasy on the shortcomings of the Racing League and Goodwood’s failure to prevent violence It’s a big week for “team racing” and I rather wish it wasn’t. Saturday sees the Shergar Cup which,...
Cry god for Adayar, the Derby and King George
Mike Deasy on Adayar’s boost for the Derby and King George, why the Racing Post is hard to get, scruitiny needed for Animal Aid’s Panorama claims and Ascot’s clear-out irks racegoers After the Derby...
Will Flutter dispose of anything else?
Mike Deasy on will Flutter sell anything else after Oddschecker, Ascot moves to placate annual members, racecourses opt for vague Covid rules, it still looks like a struggle for the Racing League and...
The passing of Galileo and what it means for Coolmore
Mike Deasy on the passing of Galileo and what that means for Coolmore Ireland The passing of Galileo deprives racing, and Coolmore in particular, not only of a winner of a 2001 Derby double,...